Tag: International Trade Secretary Liam Fox

LONDON (AP) — One of the British government’s biggest Brexit cheerleaders has slammed warnings of an “economic black hole” when the country leaves the European Union and equated talk of punishing the country to “the language of a gang.”

LONDON – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson faced calls to quit Tuesday over a “slip of the tongue” that Iran is now using to partly justify further charges against an Iranian-British national detained in Tehran.

The International Trade Secretary has told friends he is preparing for the UK to walk away from the European Union (EU) without a trade deal after the third round of talks ended in heated disagreements.

Chancellor Philip Hammond and Brexit Secretary Liam Fox have teamed up to promise the UK will leave the Single Market and the Customs Union, and will not stay in the European Union (EU) via the “back door”.

The Foreign and International Trade Secretaries have denied claims there is a cabinet ‘consensus’ to maintain ‘similar’ levels of migration from the European Union (EU) during a two-year ‘transition’ period after Brexit.

(REUTERS) – Britain and New Zealand agreed on Monday to set up regular trade policy talks to help push for greater global trade liberalisation and reform as Britain leaves the European Union, trade minister Liam Fox said.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain opened “very fruitful” trade talks with Canada on Friday, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox told the Sunday Times newspaper as he prepares to renegotiate Britain’s commercial ties following its vote last month to leave the European Union.